About the kids this year

This year the first year students seem better than any other year’s. The university is really trying to crack down on any evil or mischievious activities(IE primarily vandalism and theft)
I say seem because I know that the school year is still young with plenty of time for pulling fire alarms, playing with fire extinguishers and [...]

autumn trip (part five)

The next day we decided to go to the zoo.
This is a MUST for the visitor to San Diego; the zoo is world class and constantly undating and improving its already amazing facility.
We were in SD about 5 years ago so THIS time, had a chance to see the part of the zoo that we [...]

Sometimes holidays don’t fall on the right day

Here in Canada, we celebrate Canada day on July the 1st.
THIS year, that date is on a WEDNESDAY!!! YIKES.
That means that unless one had holidays requested for this time, that there is NO long weekend to be enjoyed, but a silly one day in the middle of the week.
I noticed that our neighbours, the USA [...]

Slow start

It’s a cloudy sleepy day.
We got up at the usual time and I pottered around mainly trying to install a new game onto H’s computer. I seem to have a mania for trying things like this; those things which (like yesterday’s endeavours) turn out to either be VERY frustrating or else fruitless.
He is still the [...]

Hawaii thoughts part one

We have been so many times(not to brag, but it is true) so tend to think of Hawaii as one would about a visit to their summer cottage.
Hawaii is the true melting pot of races. As H and are a mixed race couple we find that people think we are local(go figure) Well H does [...]